Commercial manager (South) Andy Smith said members of the public have reacted well to the changes.

"It's going down well", he said. "Users are actually finding that plenty of the services will be a lot easier to use and access than they were before.

"We've found that moving to single numbers suits a lot of people and a lot of the numbers are actually going back to what they used to be anyway. There's no real confusion and the routes aren't changing, so it's all very simple. Plus they seem satisfied that we have told them about the changes well in advance.

"There are no major changes to the schedule either, so customers can be assured they won't lose out."

At an information day on Tuesday, passengers had the chance to learn more about the new approach, which was held at Grimsby's Riverhead Exchange.

Stagecoach staff were on hand to talk to bus users about the changes, as well as handing out leaflets.

Lillian Clark, from Cleethorpes, is a regular user of the bus services.

She said: "I think the changes are fine and I will get used to them in time.

"The only issue I can see is for tourists. It might cause some confusion to them as they'll be used to the old numbers."

I always wondered why it wasn't like this originally even before stage coach, 3F 9F 45 etc, seemed common business sense that if people know how it works then they are more likely to use it, a basic numbering system will mean more people remember what goes where!
I hear that town will have a time of arrival system on the super hub too, if this could be extended to most stops around the area then I'm sure many would use the system, in this day and age with sat navs etc, all they'd need is a cheap timer on the top of a bus stop or if that wasn't viable how about an app that can tell people just where the buses are through their mobiles?
Some companies don't use technology to their advantage yet I see many ways of improving with basic implementation of cheap modern day tec, I mean I still go outside to check the credit and to top up my gas, I often wonder when they are going to simply allow you to check that on the internet and pay that way too, no more getting caught out with the cold showers!
I wish some of these companies would move with the times and be a bit more creative at times!